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Noun: contagious abortion
  1. An infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings
    "The dairy farmer tested his herd for contagious abortion";
    - brucellosis, Bang's disease

Derived forms: contagious abortions

Type of: zoonosis, zoonotic disease

Encyclopedia: Contagious abortion